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US warns Argentina over alleged Chinese bid for river contract

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US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast has expressed concerns to Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding potential Chinese influence in Argentina's Parana River dredging and operation contract bid. The letter alleges that the Belgian company Jan De Nul, a frontrunner in the auction, may be using an Argentine firm, Servimagnus, as a proxy to circumvent tender rules that explicitly exclude state-owned entities. This situation arises amid broader US concerns about China's growing economic and political influence in Latin America, particularly in Argentina. AI

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US warns Argentina over alleged Chinese bid for river contract

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    US foreign affairs chairman warns of China role in Argentina contract bid

    US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast has warned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “Chinese malign influence” in a bid for a major contract in Argentina, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The April 23 letter concerns an auction for a 25-year contract to d…

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